2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You
Materials Sciences is the #267 most popular major in the country with 658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Materials Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Best Materials Sciences Schools
Our analysis found Rochester Institute of Technology to be the best school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for materials sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials sciences programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #9 on this year’s Best Materials Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major
Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning.
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